A. Likes and dislikes
Language help
Many of these verbs can be followed by a noun or an -ing form, e.g. I love driving, I like singing, I don’t
mind work, I dislike driving, I can’t stand getting up early, I hate cold weather.
B. Attitudes and interests
- My attitude to a lot of things has changed over the years. [how you think or feel about something]
- I used to like chips. [I liked chips in the past but not now.]
- I used to play computer games, but now they don’t interest me. [I don’t find them interesting.]
- I’m very interested in modern architecture, but I used to think it was awful.
- I used to go swimming a lot, but now I don’t go at all [at all makes a negative stronger].
- Mark and I used to have the same interests [things we enjoy doing], but now it seems we have nothing in common [have no interests that are similar; opp have a lot in common].
Common mistakes
I’m interested in seeing that. (NOT I’m interest in seeing that; OR I’m interested to see that.)
- It takes time to get used to [become familiar with] living in a different country.
- I didn’t like my new glasses at first, but now I’ve got used to them.
- I found the winters very cold at first, but you get used to it.
C. Which do you, or would you, prefer?
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